“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” grossed $118 million at the domestic box office over the weekend—largely meeting earlier projections, but still placing it behind “Superman” for the biggest superhero film opening of 2025 so far.

First Steps has already surpassed Marvel Studios’ biggest movie from last year, Deadpool & Wolverine, at the Paris box office. The Pedro Pascal and Vanessa Kirby-led film is opening in theaters on July 25 and is one of the most anticipated movies of 2025.

You don't have to do any homework before seeing The Fantastic Four: First Steps, according to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. The bad: It's the last Marvel flick we're getting until 2026. More good: It has a super Rotten Tomatoes score.

The movie is the latest from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and marks the third “Fantastic Four” film adaptation since 2005.

The Fantastic Four is back. Marvel Studios ' The Fantastic Four: First Steps marks the launch of Phase Six in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, arriving 20 years after the 2005 film Fantastic Four hit the cinemas.